Category Archives: Memory Lane

My final musings on The LEGO Club pack centre around the one thing that may have been forgotten by many – that being the LEGO Club sew on patch. Today, I really cannot see where a sew on patch would be relevant to a child, especia...

Who doesn’t like stickers? I know that my wee one cannot get enough of them and likes to stick them everywhere. On random stuff, not where they are meant to be stuck. It is a kind of addictive thing that children love. And what be...

I hope that readers have been enjoying my look back through the archives here on BF. It has really made me look through all the stuff I have collected over the last few years and marvel at what LEGO was 20-30 years ago. Being the...

The personal touch is always nice to have. And with membership from The LEGO Club welcome pack enclosed was this letter from the LEGO Club President Clive Nicholls. This is the introduction letter as a welcoming member to the The ...

So I continue my journey through my archives with this pamphlet on how to join The LEGO Club. In 1985, LEGO was a big thing for me as well as collecting Matchbox cars – I was into LEGOLAND Town big time and basically wanted ...

In various states, I have a lot of old LEGO maps and building books. When you are 5 or 6, you are not really concerned about keeping them in pristine condition at all – more for the fact that they are there to be used, so if somet...

Through the explosion of the internet, it has never been so easy to obtain parts and pieces from LEGO. Bricklink serves to be one of the most popular methods as well as realms of ebay and even Farcebook – yes, social media plays a...

The LEGO Club. Today a freebie magazine that highlights certain themes such as Chima and City in a comic style, much like the magazines that you get on the newsagent shelves. Rewind to 1980 as I continue my review through Memory L...